Cigarette smoking will be forbidden starting September 1, 2019 on the pedestrian arcades around convenience stores and coffee shops in New Taipei City, the city government announced Thursday, April 25, 2019

Violators caught by authorities will be subject to a fine of NT$10,000 (US$321), reported Central News Agency.

A number of locations have already been declared smoke-free in the most populous city in Taiwan, including parks. Most areas and sidewalks surrounding schools of almost all levels (excluding universities and colleges), bus shelters, and areas in front of medical clinics are also smoke-free in New Taipei.